"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
The SEC has been hard to read, A&M came to them first, I do think it will be a huge mistake on their part if they let the b1g into SEC states (Georgia), inviting Tech back might piss the pups off but it's better for the conference.
Go Gators!
I'll believe the BE7 split when I see it. I think working on something with Memphis, Temple, SMU (Larry Brown), UC & Uconn (which those last two can't wait to leave), may be best while adding Xavier and a few others. It's always been a jacked up conference, now it's just a little bit moreso. I don't really care for St. Johns (purgatory), Providance (biblical history), DePaul (leperacy), Seton Hall (lukewarm). Those teams do almost nothing for me, or perhaps even less than nothing. Georgetown is the only team that has a clearly better tradition than Xavier. Villanova and Marquette have some FF's, but are largely the very same as Xavier. I'm just not feeling the huge upgrade. Nor am I feeling like this is all bound to happen.
DeCourcy article on UConn and UC's plan of action:
http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-bas...nt-connecticut
How do we know he's not Mel Torme?
UConn, Cincinnati, South Florida, Memphis, Temple, Boise State, San Diego State, UNLV, New Mexico and possibly BYU or Central Florida?
Color me unwilling to watch.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
http://www.kansastravel.org/geographicalcenter.htm
Got your conference championship game site all picked out.
Nine potential tourney teams.
As for football, I hear a lot about travel costs, etc... but that isn't important right now. Everyone outside of the ACC, B1G, B12, P10, and SEC is in a scramble to become the most relevant conference of the have nots. With the new playoff and bowl structure, you've got every incentive to maximize SoS and try to monopolize the one at large bowl bid. Otherwise, it's a toss up between everyone outside of the big 5. That's why you won't see UC joining the MAC or some other
Last edited by wolfboy; 12-14-2012 at 01:29 PM.
How do we know he's not Mel Torme?
Joining the MAC to cut down travel costs would be penny wise and pound foolish.
The program is moving in the right direction internally, the administration and BOT are finally showing the willingness to invest in the future of the athletic department and they're one or two defections away from ending up in one of the five remaining power conferences. The second UC decided to join the MAC all of this progress would come to a screeching halt and the program would never recover.
I'd much rather eat the costs of extra travel expenses playing the best of the rest and waiting for a seat at the table than simply walking away.
How do we know he's not Mel Torme?
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